GES Warns Against Fake Recruitment Advertisement – Gives Updates About Upcoming Recruitment

FAKE GES RECRUITMENT ALERT: What You Need to Know

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a strong warning to the public about fake recruitment adverts and appointment letters spreading on social media. According to a letter signed by Daniel Fenyi, Head of Public Relations at GES, these adverts and letters are not real and should be ignored.

GES stated clearly:

“The attention of the Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has been drawn to various fake recruitment advertisements circulating on social media and fake appointment letters purporting to offer appointments or recruitment opportunities to prospective applicants into the Service.”

The statement confirms that the Minister for Education did announce plans to recruit new staff, but that process has not started yet.

“The Honourable Minister for Education announced in Parliament that the GES would be recruiting about 50,000 teachers and 10,000 non-teaching staff. This is fact and true. However, Management wishes to inform the general public that this recruitment process is yet to commence.”

GES assures the public that once the recruitment officially begins, it will be shared through trusted sources:

“When this official recruitment exercise commences, it will be communicated to the general public through official GES channels including our website, as well as the national newspapers and all credible media outlets.”

Another key point from the release is that GES recruitment is completely free. No one should ask you to pay money for application or processing.

“All GES recruitments are completely FREE. No individuals or groups are permitted to charge applicants any fee whatsoever for recruitment, processing, or issuance of appointment letters.”

GES is also warning the public about fake appointment letters being given to unsuspecting people:

“The general public is hereby cautioned that the appointment letters being issued to some persons, and advertisements on recruitment into the GES circulating on social media are FAKE.”

These letters are being used to trick and cheat people. GES calls them “attempts to take advantage of the vulnerable and unsuspecting public.”

If you come across such scams or individuals involved in them, GES encourages you to report to the nearest police station:

“The general public is encouraged to report any such individuals or groups engaging in these fraudulent activities to the nearest Police Station for immediate action.”

Finally, GES asked everyone to believe only information that comes from their official sources:

“The GES remains committed to transparency and integrity in all its operations and urges all prospective applicants and stakeholders to rely SOLELY on official communication from the Service.”